Explosive-engine attachment.



E. C. BAKER.

EXPLOSIVE ENGINE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20.1917.

1,29 1,718, Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

EARL CUBA BAKER, OF SIGEL, ILLINOIS.

EXPLOSIVE-ENGINE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

Application filed June 20, 1917. Serial No. 175,801.

1 '0 all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EARL C. BAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sigel, in the county of Shelby and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Explosive-EngineAttachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inattachments for fluid driven motors or engines and it has for itsobjects among others to provide a simple, cheap, yet eflicient, reliableand durable attachment which will not only remove and preventaccumulation of carbon, but will form a cushion for the piston orpistons, making the motor run almost silently or without nolse, andwhich will also increase the speed and give greater mileage for a givenamount of gasolene.

As is well-known, most of the gasolene on the market at the present timeis of a poor grade and in many instances ractically no better than thebest grade of coa -0il. All coaloil driven motors or engines require, acertain part of water mixed .with the coal-oil in order to obtain thebest results. The same is true of the poor grade ofgasolene.

- This attachment works on a steam principle, being connected to thewater jacket on the en ine to feed a small portion of water direct 1ntothe intake manifold, together with a hot air attachment so arranged thatwhen the air comes in contact with the water it will convert the sameinto a hot vapor, which, upon reaching the cylinder, turns into steamand increases the speed of the engine. I also find that by the emploment of this attachment I materially cut own oil expense.

The invention is applicable to any type of engine and can be readilyapplied to engines already in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part ofthis specification, and in which I have shown a side elevation of anengine of known type and such parts as are necessary for a clearunderstanding of the present invention with portions in section.

Referring to the drawings,

1 designates a radiator, (or it may be any other source of water supply)2 being the connection from the same to the water jacket of the engine,which latter may be of any of the well-known types now in use, or myimprovement will be found applicable to any improved style of engine.

3 is the carburetor, 4: the intake manifold and 5 the exhaust. The otherparts of the engine may be as usual and it seems un necessary toillustrate or describe in detail any such parts.

6 is a pipe shown in this instance as connected with the connection 2leading from the radiator and provided with a valve controlled by asuitable stem 6*, for an obvious purpose. This pipe extends, as shown inthe drawmg, to the casting or casing 7 with which it is connected, andat some suitable point, adjacent this member 7 being found convenient,it is provided with an automatic check valve 8 opening in the directionoi the arrow. This chamber or casting 7 is connected by a ipe 9 or thelike with the elbow 10 or the li re which connects with the intakemanifold 4. The pipe 9 is provided with a valve controlled by the handle11 to shut the water and air off to start the motor when cold.

12 is a pipe communicating with the atmosphere at one end and at theother end connected with the chamber or casting 7. The air entering thispipe is designed to be heated by the exhaust, and this may beaccomplished in a variety of ways. In the present instance, I have shown(although I do not'intend to be restricted thereto) a drum or enlargedcylinder or the like 13 through which the exhaust pipe 5 passes andthrough which also passes the pipe 12 so that the air is heated by theexhaust.

The drum or cylinder 13 forms a heating chamber in whichthe air isheated by the exhaust so that the air passing through the pipe 12 isheated.

In practice, the water from the connection 2 is fed through the pipe 6to the casing 7 and, the valve in the pipe 9 being open, hot air issucked through the pipe 12, being heated in its passage by the exhaust,and the commingling of this water and hot air creates steam which isintroduced into the cylinders. The feeding in of the steam through-vention or sacrificin any of its advantages.

What is claimed as new is An explosive engine attachment comprising aradiator, a connection between the same and the water jacket ofanengine, a pipe connected with said connection from the radiator, avalve in said pipe, a casing with which said pipe is connected, anautoniatic check valve in said pipe, an intake manifold, a connectlonbetween said caslng and the intake manifold, a valve in said connection,and a pipe leading to said casing,

and means embracing said last-named pipe and through which the exhaustpipe passes, whereby the air passing therethrough is heated by theexhaust of the engine.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

EARL CUBA BAKER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM PAYNE MORRIS, ALEXANDER W. Brenna.

